Table of Contents
Introduction xi
World War II 1
Jack Lucas: The Boy Who Went to War 6
My Grandfather The War Hero Jonna Doolittte Hoppes 16
George Sakato: "Going for Broke" 22
Desmond Doss: The Lifesaver 32
Vernon Baker: Fighting for Dignity 40
The Korean War 51
Tibor Rubin: The Survivor 54
Ronald Rosser: A Brother Fights for Revenge 64
Overcoming Fear Wesley L. Fox 74
Tom Hudner: The Color of Friendship 78
The Vietnam War 87
Sammy Davis: A Soldier's Job 90
A Life Saved Jim Deisier 96
Alfred Rascon: Ten Minutes of Hell 104
George "Bud" Day: Maximum Resistance 112
Surviving Hell Leo K. Thorsness 123
Thomas Morris and Michael Thornton: Devils with Green Faces 129
The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 145
Salvatore Giunta: Bringing a Buddy Home 149
Clinton Romesha: Born to Fight 160
War Wounds That Last a Lifetime Juanita Milligan 170
A Daughter's Story MattieMae Milligan 174
Leroy Petry: A Ranger Leads the Way 177
The Loss of a Son Deb Dunham 186
Heroism in Civilian Life 192
Rick Rescorla: Warnings and Bravery on 9/11 196
Jencie Fagan: A Teacher's Lesson in Courage 206
On Being Bullied and Learning Self-Respect Allen Lynch 211
Jordy Cox: Healing the World, One Patient at a Time 217
On Serving Others Before Self Jack Jacobs 224
Afterword: The Consequences of War 229
The Medal of Honor: Then and Now 231
A Glossary of Military Terms 239
Author's Note 245
Index 246
Photography Credits 258